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Description
The car park of Queenswood Country Park is £3 for 2 hours. The cafe is commendable and the viewpoint features a telescope. Look for Red Kite, Common Buzzard, Common Raven or Eurasian Goshawk spring display in March or April. There is an archaeological site which featured in Channel 4's 'Time Team'. 190 plant species found here including wood vetch, herb paris and 8 orchid species. Mammals include bats, polecat, muntjac and fallow deer, hares.
It can be very crowded near the car park, best birding will be in more distant parts. Cross the main road with care to follow the Marches Way LDP into undisturbed woodland. Expect Wood Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Barn Owl, Hawfinch, Eurasian Woodcock or Sparrowhawk. Or head west through Kipperknowle to see farmland birds eg Yellowhammer, Eurasian Skylark, possible Common Quail, Eurasian Kestrel and Red-legged Partridge.
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On the A49 road, 7 miles north of Hereford, 5 miles south of Leominster. Drivers should take care entering and exiting the car park - this road is very busy. There is a regular bus service here from Hereford or Leominster. The three walks shown are between 2 and 3 km. The eastern walk can continue to Bodenham Gravel Pit - 8 km there and back.